END PROHIBITION OF MARIJUANA!

The first and most basic reason that marijuana should be legal is that there is no good reason for it not to be legal. Some people ask 'why should marijuana be legalized?" but we should ask "Why should marijuana be illegal?"

-Individuals deserve the right to decide whether or not they should use marijuana. The government should not tell individuals what to do as long as they do not harm others.

-keeping marijuana illegal is expensive.

- We would have more money to spend on important problems if marijuana were legal.

-Marijuana can be used as medicine because it helps to stimulate apetite and relieve nausea in cancer and AIDS patients.

-1 out of 6 people in jail are in for non-violent drug offenses. Prisons are overcrowded and it is very costly to keep people in prison. Legalizing Marijuana would make room for more violent offenders. -Legalization will result in a decrease in deaths and violence due to the unregulated blackmarket trade or Marijuana. -Legalizing Marijuana means we can treat the problem of drug abuse as a medical problem not a criminal one. -It is estimated that the United States government spends $10 billion dollars a year in its attempts to keep Marijuana off the street, while the State of California has revenue of 14 billion annually for the production of its legalized medicinal Marijuana -If Marijuana is legalized The U.S. can tax the revenues and will have additional fund that can be used for awareness of the drugs affects and treatment. -PROHIBITION OF MARIJUANA DOES NOT HELP THE COUNTRY IN ANY WAY, AND CAUSES A LOT OF PROBLEMS -Some religions instruct their followers to use marijuana. Just like Christianity and Judaism instruct their followers to drink wine on certain occaisions, some Hindus, Buddhists, Rastafarians, and members of other religions use marijuana as part of their spiritual and religious ceremonies. These people deserve the freedom to practice their religion as they see fit. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says that the government cannot 'prohibit the free exercise' of religion, and so marijuana should be legal

-" Arrests for marijuana possession disproportionately affect blacks and Hispanics and reinforce the perception that law enforcement is biased and prejudiced against minorities. African-Americans account for approximately 13% of the population of the United States and about 13.5% of annual marijuana users, however, blacks also account for 26% of all marijuana arrests. Recent studies have demonstrated that blacks and Hispanics account for the majority of marijuana possession arrests in New York City, primarily for smoking marijuana in public view. Law enforcement has failed to demonstrate that marijuana laws can be enforced fairly without regard to race; far too often minorities are arrested for marijuana use while white/non-Hispanic Americans face a much lower risk of arrest." (alternet)

- Marijuana is not a lethal drug and is safer than alcohol. It is established scientific fact that marijuana is not toxic to humans; marijuana overdoses are nearly impossible, and marijuana is not nearly as addictive as alcohol or tobacco. It is unfair and unjust to treat marijuana users more harshly under the law than the users of alcohol or tobacco.

The hemp plant is a valuable natural resource. Legalizing marijuana would eliminate the confusion surrounding hemp and allow us to take advantage of hemp's agricultural and industrial uses.

Marijuana will be legalized because marijuana users will continue to fight for it until they succeed.

End the Prohibition of Marijuana in the United States.

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Letter to

Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency ( MICHELE LEONHART)

Vice president ( Joe Biden )

U.S. House of Representatives

and 5 others

U.S. Senate

Texas State House

Texas State Senate

President of the United States

Texas Governor

I just signed the following petition addressed to: The President of the United States The U.S. Senate The U.S. House of Representatives The Governor of TX The TX State Senate The TX State House Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency ( MICHELE LEONHART) Vice president ( Joe Biden )

----------------Dear Representative,

It is understood that while marijuana has been essentially illegal since 1937, the prohibition of this plant has not worked. There have been studies done that prove it has medical uses, if it didn't then the synthetic drug Marinol would not exist. It has also been proven that in recreational use it does less harm than alcohol or tobacco.

Please look at how much our government spends on trying to fight something that is of no threat to our society. Realize how many other ways that money could be spent to make this a stronger country. Also, look into how much more money the country would make through taxation, as it does with alcohol and tobacco.

Please legalize and tax Marijuana.

Don't be afraid to stand up and say this to your fellow politicians. We, your constituents, are asking you to do this for us and for our country.